Here’s how you can have a great time at the Los Angeles County Fair for free, plus feel great knowing that you’ve helped feed hungry folks.
All you have to do is gather up five canned goods and bring ’em to the fair between noon and 5 p.m. on any Friday through September 27.
You’ll get a voucher for free fair admission.
It’s that simple.
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Brace yourself for a severe case of happyitis!
Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday (September 13), but the gifts are going to its guests that day.
Farrell’s will be serving up four of its original sundaes at their original 1963 prices, with the purchase of an adult entrée.
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September is Hunger Action Month, and Inland Empire (and other Southern California) Panera Bread locations are “going orange” to help fight hunger.
Orange is the designated color of Hunger Action Month.
The chain’s goal is to provide 50,000 meals to local Feeding America food banks.
Here in the Inland Empire, that means the Second Harvest Food Bank serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
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The deed is done.
fresh & easy has been sold.
And in the end, it wasn’t the expected buyers, the German company Aldi Nord, which owns Trader Joe’s.
Instead, it was the former owners of Food 4 Less and Ralphs — the Los Angeles-based Yucaipa Companies — who purchased the chain from Tesco.
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The Rancho Cucamonga Pieology Pizzeria caused quite a stir when it opened at the beginning of September.
Of course, I think some of that had to do with the fact that they gave away pizzas during training periods in the days leading up to the grand opening.
But that doesn’t diminish the fact that they serve delicious pizza, with as many toppings as you like, for $7.50 or less.
This week, it’s Chino’s turn to experience the Pieology, um, experience.
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Talk about kicking a city when it’s down.
This week, the Movoto real estate site posted on its blog “America’s Worst Cities for Food Lovers,” and guess what?
San Bernardino, which filed for bankruptcy over a year ago, landed at the top of the list.
The Movoto blog, billed as “the lighter side of real estate,” also includes such recent posts as “The 50 Most Steampunk Cities in America” and “SpongeBob SquarePants: How Much Does a Pineapple Under the Sea Cost?”
Apparently, they’re used to poking a little fun.
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Brio Tuscan Grille will be opening up its first California location right here in the Inland Empire.
Brio, which specializes is northern Italian dishes, is set to open in the former Borders (and Crown Books) spot on the west side of Rancho Cucamonga’s Victoria Gardens in October.
The location is now hiring. To begin the process, click here.
For updates, “Like” ’em on Facebook or follow ’em on Twitter.
Update: We have a date…Brio Tuscan Grille is scheduled to open Thursday, October 24! The restaurant will be open at 11 a.m. daily, and will close at midnight Friday and Saturday, and 11 p.m. the rest of the week. Brio is at 2370 S. Main Street, Suite 1110.
The first 100 guests at lunch and dinner will receive a voucher for a free pasta entrée redeemable on their next visit. To make reservations, call 909-463-1036. Lunch service begins at 11 a.m.; dinner begins at 4 p.m.
Plus, guests dining through November 15 will have a chance to win a variety of prizes by sharing their experience on Instagram with the hashtag #BrioVictoriaGardens. Weekly prizes include lunch for four, dinner for six, a “Brio Bar Bites” party for ten, and $75 Brio gift cards.
On Monday, the owners of Suite 106 Cupcakery announced that they had closed their storefront in Victoria Gardens’ Rancho Victoria Food Hall.
It’s not for lack of sales.
In fact, Suite 106 is very busy this month, with gigs at the L.A. County Fair and other catering events lined up.
It seems Corona is becoming a regular food truck stop.
The latest event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (September 7) at Centennial High School, 1820 Rimpau Ave.
A dozen trucks are scheduled to serve at the event, which is being put on by the Husky Marching Alliance.
Admission is just $3 for adults and $1 for kids.
If you want to get your thrills at the Los Angeles County Fair and are looking to save a few bucks in the process, then be sure to stop by your local Del Taco or Farmer Boys first.
There, you’ll find coupons for a $25 fair admission and carnival ride wristband combo that’s good on any Wednesday during the fair’s run.
That’s a great deal, especially considering weekday fair admission is $12 for adults, and ride wristbands are normally $50 by themselves.
You can take that $37 savings and put it toward some Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joes from Chicken Charlie’s.
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